Anonymous wrote:I already see parents freaking out on social media and saying that FCPS needs a virtual option.

Please post the link as I would like to join as well.

Anonymous wrote:I already see parents freaking out on social media and saying that FCPS needs a virtual option.

It’s interesting that the 700-odd people who signed the petition for a “virtual option” are being given media coverage in the local media, but when thousands of people signed petitions to recall some of the SB members they’re treated as Trumpies and barely given any media coverage at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Today’s Post story about schools that have opened in the south is not promising. There are already outbreaks and temporary return to virtual instruction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/schools-start-in-person-pandemic-masks/2021/08/09/29e7fb6c-f8b4-11eb-9c0e-97e29906a970_story.html

I don’t have a paid subscription, but let me guess. Florida? LA? Texas? Oooh, oooh, Arkansas?

I don’t have a paid subscription too. Please, can you give more details about what was said in the article?

Two HS in someplace I’ve never heard of in Mississippi went all online for a few weeks and cancelled ECs, and a place in Kentucky pushed back their start date a week or so. Otherwise it’s the usual handwringing that you read on these forums all the time. Closures are hard on everyone, teachers don’t like teaching virtually, most places in the south are going back without masks.

I teach HS. There is absolutely no reason for us to have a delayed start. I do think ES might consider one, though.

No. I teach ES. Why would we do that? What good would it do? Good Lord, no.

Personally, I would feel anxious about being responsible for a group of unvaccinated children. I am not saying you should feel responsible for them catching or not catching COVID, but I wouldn’t be able to help it. All of my students can and should be vaccinated so I don’t have to worry about them.

PP here.
Ok, but again, what good would a delay do? It’s only going to kick the can forward a few weeks. I’m comfortable starting the school year and I’ll make the best of it. Personally I think we’ll be ok and if not, a delay won’t change anything.

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Anonymous wrote:Today’s Post story about schools that have opened in the south is not promising. There are already outbreaks and temporary return to virtual instruction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/schools-start-in-person-pandemic-masks/2021/08/09/29e7fb6c-f8b4-11eb-9c0e-97e29906a970_story.html

I don’t have a paid subscription, but let me guess. Florida? LA? Texas? Oooh, oooh, Arkansas?

I don’t have a paid subscription too. Please, can you give more details about what was said in the article?

Two HS in someplace I’ve never heard of in Mississippi went all online for a few weeks and cancelled ECs, and a place in Kentucky pushed back their start date a week or so. Otherwise it’s the usual handwringing that you read on these forums all the time. Closures are hard on everyone, teachers don’t like teaching virtually, most places in the south are going back without masks.

I teach HS. There is absolutely no reason for us to have a delayed start. I do think ES might consider one, though.

Delta won’t be gone 2 weeks from the scheduled start. Pointless. Our situation now is what it will be then. Give or take.

Anonymous wrote:I already see parents freaking out on social media and saying that FCPS needs a virtual option.

They should have pushed the school board for that back in May when they said they were offering the current virtual option. People were already pushing back on the vaccine during that time and we knew COVID wasn't going away.

I already see parents freaking out on social media and saying that FCPS needs a virtual option.

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Anonymous wrote:Today’s Post story about schools that have opened in the south is not promising. There are already outbreaks and temporary return to virtual instruction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/schools-start-in-person-pandemic-masks/2021/08/09/29e7fb6c-f8b4-11eb-9c0e-97e29906a970_story.html

I don’t have a paid subscription, but let me guess. Florida? LA? Texas? Oooh, oooh, Arkansas?

I don’t have a paid subscription too. Please, can you give more details about what was said in the article?

Two HS in someplace I’ve never heard of in Mississippi went all online for a few weeks and cancelled ECs, and a place in Kentucky pushed back their start date a week or so. Otherwise it’s the usual handwringing that you read on these forums all the time. Closures are hard on everyone, teachers don’t like teaching virtually, most places in the south are going back without masks.

I teach HS. There is absolutely no reason for us to have a delayed start. I do think ES might consider one, though.

No. I teach ES. Why would we do that? What good would it do? Good Lord, no.

Personally, I would feel anxious about being responsible for a group of unvaccinated children. I am not saying you should feel responsible for them catching or not catching COVID, but I wouldn’t be able to help it. All of my students can and should be vaccinated so I don’t have to worry about them.

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Anonymous wrote:I was looking forward to sending my kid in -person. Now, I am hoping they will delay or give virtual option for ES unvaccinated kids.

Agree. Lunch in the cafeteria with 200+ unvaccinated little kids is NOT safe, and it's unbelievable that schools haven't come up with alternative plans: lunch outside? lunch in the classroom with a volunteer monitor? I didn't trust the school to keep the kids safe before (700 kids + a highly contagious virus), and now I *really* don't.

I would LOVE it if they would delay opening (August 23 is absurdly early anyway) until delta has subsided ("two more weeks"? ) or offer virtual temporarily.

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MS and HS with vaccinated kids should open on time.

I have MS and HS kids. They spent a year behind a computer screen, so I'd love for them to have an extra two weeks of freedom before going back. Nothing to do with delta, just from a happiness/mental health perspective. I don't think anyone should count on a two week delay, though. It's not happening.

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Anonymous wrote:Today’s Post story about schools that have opened in the south is not promising. There are already outbreaks and temporary return to virtual instruction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/schools-start-in-person-pandemic-masks/2021/08/09/29e7fb6c-f8b4-11eb-9c0e-97e29906a970_story.html

I don’t have a paid subscription, but let me guess. Florida? LA? Texas? Oooh, oooh, Arkansas?

I don’t have a paid subscription too. Please, can you give more details about what was said in the article?

Two HS in someplace I’ve never heard of in Mississippi went all online for a few weeks and cancelled ECs, and a place in Kentucky pushed back their start date a week or so. Otherwise it’s the usual handwringing that you read on these forums all the time. Closures are hard on everyone, teachers don’t like teaching virtually, most places in the south are going back without masks.

I teach HS. There is absolutely no reason for us to have a delayed start. I do think ES might consider one, though.

No. I teach ES. Why would we do that? What good would it do? Good Lord, no.

Anonymous wrote:If you are vaccinated, why worry? Trust the science. Yes, there is a very small chance you could get COVID, just like you could get the flu, but you will be fine. When will we stop worrying and living our lives.

+1. Look at the covid data, especially for Fairfax County. Yes cases are on the rise. Yes you may get covid. The vaccine doesn’t make you bulletproof. But 90 percent of teachers are vaccinated. At least two thirds of students eligible for the vaccine have gotten the shot. The data shows that even with Delta, it doesn’t affected the younger kids much. Study the data and NOT the news headlines which are engineered to make us click and panic.

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Anonymous wrote:Today’s Post story about schools that have opened in the south is not promising. There are already outbreaks and temporary return to virtual instruction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/schools-start-in-person-pandemic-masks/2021/08/09/29e7fb6c-f8b4-11eb-9c0e-97e29906a970_story.html

I don’t have a paid subscription, but let me guess. Florida? LA? Texas? Oooh, oooh, Arkansas?

I don’t have a paid subscription too. Please, can you give more details about what was said in the article?

Two HS in someplace I’ve never heard of in Mississippi went all online for a few weeks and cancelled ECs, and a place in Kentucky pushed back their start date a week or so. Otherwise it’s the usual handwringing that you read on these forums all the time. Closures are hard on everyone, teachers don’t like teaching virtually, most places in the south are going back without masks.

I teach HS. There is absolutely no reason for us to have a delayed start. I do think ES might consider one, though.

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Anonymous wrote:Today’s Post story about schools that have opened in the south is not promising. There are already outbreaks and temporary return to virtual instruction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/schools-start-in-person-pandemic-masks/2021/08/09/29e7fb6c-f8b4-11eb-9c0e-97e29906a970_story.html

I don’t have a paid subscription, but let me guess. Florida? LA? Texas? Oooh, oooh, Arkansas?

I don’t have a paid subscription too. Please, can you give more details about what was said in the article?

Two HS in someplace I’ve never heard of in Mississippi went all online for a few weeks and cancelled ECs, and a place in Kentucky pushed back their start date a week or so. Otherwise it’s the usual handwringing that you read on these forums all the time. Closures are hard on everyone, teachers don’t like teaching virtually, most places in the south are going back without masks.

Anonymous wrote:If you are vaccinated, why worry? Trust the science. Yes, there is a very small chance you could get COVID, just like you could get the flu, but you will be fine. When will we stop worrying and living our lives.

Moron, I believe they’re worried about their 5-11 year old unvaccinated kids. Hope this helps.

Anonymous wrote:If you are vaccinated, why worry? Trust the science. Yes, there is a very small chance you could get COVID, just like you could get the flu, but you will be fine. When will we stop worrying and living our lives.

From the board it seems like the majority of concerns are in elementary.

If you are vaccinated, why worry? Trust the science. Yes, there is a very small chance you could get COVID, just like you could get the flu, but you will be fine. When will we stop worrying and living our lives.